Friday, October 30, 2015

We've all been there: those end users trying to explain what they really want. They have requirements that, in some cases, even they cannot explain or understand. They want something, they just don't really know what they want. Something like this:

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

I don't get those old school managers that think "everything that's non-billable is an expense". I can understand that it can be seen that way by the people in the accounting department, but as for management it's a totally outdated and obsolete way of thinking.

Free beer for your team members on a Friday afternoon after work is an invaluable team building moment. It's not an expense: it's a really cheap investment. Highly motivated teams don't come from the sky: they are built from the ground up! And all the team building activities you can think of, whether it's beer, karting, paintball, team games, tennis, ping-pong, you name it, are often very cheap ways to create a team and not having just a group of individuals.

For those Project Managers out there it's simple: include all the team building activities in your plan (time, resources, whatever).